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Thursday, July 12, 2012

FUGITIVE ON ATF'S “MOST WANTED” LIST ARRESTED

PHOENIX – On July 9, 2012, Daniel Munoz
Perez, 26, of Blackwater, Ariz., was arrested when he attempted to enter the
United States near San Diego, Calif. Perez is wanted in connection with
aggravated assault and armed robbery charges.

Perez was arrested at the Tecate,
Calif., Port of Entry when he attempted to enter the United States from Mexico.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested Perez on several
outstanding warrants after confirming his identity. He is currently being held
on federal charges.

Perez was initially indicted by a
federal grand jury in Phoenix in January 2011. A superseding indictment,
returned in June 2012, alleges that Perez interfered with commerce by threats,
violence, and robbery; used a firearm in a crime of violence; was a felon in
possession of a firearm; and stole firearms from a federally licensed firearms
dealer.

Perez was charged by the Pinal County
Attorney's Office with two counts of aggravated assault on police officers,
misconduct involving weapons, and felony theft.

A conviction for the federal offenses
carries a maximum term of life imprisonment, a $250,000 fine, or both. In
determining an actual sentence, U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell will
consult the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, which provide appropriate sentencing
ranges. The judge, however, is not bound by those guidelines in determining a
sentence.

An indictment is simply a method by
which a person is charged with criminal activity and raises no inference of
guilt. An individual is presumed innocent until competent evidence is presented
to a jury that establishes guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

The investigation preceding the
indictment was conducted by the ATF, the Arizona Department of Public Safety,
and the Coolidge Police Department. The federal prosecution is being handled by
John Boyle, Assistant U.S. Attorney, District of Arizona, Phoenix. The charges
filed by the Pinal County Attorney's Office are being handled by Deputy County
Attorneys Jill Sosin and Paul Ahler.